If there is a will, but it does not adequately appoint an executor or the executor renounces before the estate administration starts, then the personal representative who may be a beneficiary named in the will must obtain a grant of letters of administration with the will annexed in order to administer the estate and give effect to the will.
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If the person or people entitled to inherit most of the estate are under 18, there are specific rules about who can apply on their behalf. Our specialists will be more than happy to help with this, so please feel free to give us a call on To get a grant of representation, you first need to submit an application to the probate registry.
Our trusted team is here to take responsibility of the legal work, and get you back to focusing on what matters. It usually takes around 30 days to get a grant of representation if the estate is fairly simple. For more complex cases, it can take a little bit longer. This would cover the whole probate process, from calculating the value of the estate, to applying for a grant of representation, to distributing assets to beneficiaries.
If you would like a free quote for Complete Probate , fill out our online quote or call us on today. However, a larger estate or one that involves the payment of Inheritance Tax may take longer to bring all the preparation together into a coherent application. Once the application for a Grant of Representation is made, then in my experience it can take anywhere between 6 — 18 weeks dependent upon how busy the Probate Registry i. Over the last few years there have been significant delays with probate registries handling grant applications.
One reason for the significant delays were IT problems at the Probate Registry, which coincided with an increase in applications. The reason for the increase in applications was due to solicitors and others dealing with probate matters making applications before a then mooted increase in probate application fees which in my understanding has been shelved for the moment. The Ministry of Justice confirmed, in a freedom of information request, that the average end-to-end time for grant applications issued in December was eight weeks, which shows progress from an average of 10 weeks in summer Please note, if your enquiry is made outside office hours, we aim to contact you on the next business working day.
Grant of Representation Explained. If there was a valid Will, you will need a Grant of Probate If there was no valid Will, you will need a Grant of Letters of Administration Both these documents show that you have the legal right to administer the Estate and is why they are collectively known as Grants of Representation.
Call us on or request a callback. How to Apply for Grant of Representation Before you can apply for a Grant of Representation, you need to do some things first. They are: Husband, wife or civil partner The children or grandchildren of the person who died The mother or father of the person who died Brothers and sisters full or half-blood related Grandparents Aunts and uncles full or half-blood related If the brothers, sisters, aunts or uncles died before the person who made the Will did and there is no one else, their children can also be an Administrator.
Is Grant of Representation Always Needed? How Long Does it Take to Apply? For free legal advice call our Probate Solicitors We're happy to help Monday to Friday ampm.
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